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Noun: bittercress
  1. Any of various herbs of the genus Cardamine, having usually pinnate leaves and racemes of white, pink or purple flowers; cosmopolitan except Antarctic
    "Bittercress is a common spring wildflower in many regions";
    - bitter cress

Derived forms: bitter cresses, bittercresses

Type of: cress, cress plant

Part of: Cardamine, genus Cardamine

Encyclopedia: Bittercress